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Facebook parent Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit for $725M Dec 26, 2022

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Facebook’s parent company Meta has agreed a $725 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit related to the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal.

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Persistent Jack Sweeney brings back @ElonJet (but delayed) to Twitter Dec 23, 2022

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More than a week after being banned from Twitter, Jack Sweeney, the University of Central Florida sophomore who has been a pain in the side of Elon Musk for at least the past year, has a new account on the platform.

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Twitter now displays stock and cryptocurrency prices directly in search results Dec 23, 2022

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Amid all the chaos, Twitter rolled out a useful feature that lets you search for listed company stocks and cryptocurrency prices.

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FTX co-founder Gary Wang and Alameda’s Caroline Ellison plead guilty to criminal charges Dec 22, 2022

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The FTX/Alameda saga continues, with news late Wednesday that two key Sam Bankman-Fried associates were charged and have been charged with federal criminal offences in the U.S.

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This autonomous ornithopter lands and perches on a single claw Dec 22, 2022

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Isn’t it wonderful that there are researchers out there whose job is quite simply to make a robotic bird?

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Google Play now lets children send purchase requests to guardians Dec 21, 2022

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Google already offers parents and guardians tools to restrict purchases their children make on Play Store using the family payment method. The company is now introducing an additional feature that will allow children to send a purchase request for the manager of the family account to approve when there is no present payment method. Children […]
Google Play now lets children send purchase requests to guardians by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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Kredito banks $6M as the LatAm business lender eyes international expansion Dec 21, 2022

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Kredito created products with few requirements so that customers could more easily access financial products.

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Twitter Blue for Business now allows companies to identify their employees Dec 20, 2022

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Twitter launched “Blue for Business” last week alongside relaunching Twitter Blue. At that time, the social network had assigned a gold checkmark to businesses.

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Google introduces India’s DigiLocker integration to Files app to access official documents Dec 20, 2022

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Google has announced that it is bringing India’s online document storage service DigiLocker to the Files app on Android to let users access verified government-issued documents from the app.

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YouTube to launch Courses in edtech push in India Dec 19, 2022

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For years, teachers have used YouTube to promote their lessons and persuade learners to join their classes off the platform.

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